Comments on: Bois des Iles http://perfumeposse.com/2010/02/09/bois-des-iles/ Perfume Reviews from Around the World, as long as the Credit Card Holds out. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:46:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carla http://perfumeposse.com/2010/02/09/bois-des-iles/#comment-147211 Carla Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:28:26 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/?p=4527#comment-147211 Sniffs of the wrist are what keep me going some days, so true! Sniffs of the wrist are what keep me going some days, so true!

]]> By: nozknoz http://perfumeposse.com/2010/02/09/bois-des-iles/#comment-145453 nozknoz Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:40:28 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/?p=4527#comment-145453 You're right! I was just thinking about the lack of competing stimuli, but BdI must have been a radical departure in its time. I love some of those antique animalic scents, but they certainly don't smell modern or timeless. (Although here we are in the 21st century, bathing in oudh, which comes close.) It's also that the Chanels are so perfectly tuned and balanced, creating such a sleek and stream-lined scent form (LT compares No. 5 to a Brancusi bronze). You’re right! I was just thinking about the lack of competing stimuli, but BdI must have been a radical departure in its time. I love some of those antique animalic scents, but they certainly don’t smell modern or timeless. (Although here we are in the 21st century, bathing in oudh, which comes close.) It’s also that the Chanels are so perfectly tuned and balanced, creating such a sleek and stream-lined scent form (LT compares No. 5 to a Brancusi bronze).

]]> By: March http://perfumeposse.com/2010/02/09/bois-des-iles/#comment-145387 March Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:37:37 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/?p=4527#comment-145387 I've been thinking about your comment. My impression of some other fragrances from (I think) around the same time is that they were much more aggressive/animalic. So I have to wonder whether BdI would have been a quieter, less statement-making scent. It's a stealth beauty for sure, it doesn't jump up and demand attention. Perhaps that's part of why it feels so timeless? I’ve been thinking about your comment. My impression of some other fragrances from (I think) around the same time is that they were much more aggressive/animalic. So I have to wonder whether BdI would have been a quieter, less statement-making scent. It’s a stealth beauty for sure, it doesn’t jump up and demand attention. Perhaps that’s part of why it feels so timeless?

]]> By: March http://perfumeposse.com/2010/02/09/bois-des-iles/#comment-145384 March Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:36:03 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/?p=4527#comment-145384 Can I say how surprised I am to find all the Coromandel fans on here? I agree it's quite distinctive, although I admired rather than loved it (it's abrasive on me.) But one person's abrasive is another's assertive, so I'm glad it has fans. I can't quite get BdI out of my mind. Can I say how surprised I am to find all the Coromandel fans on here? I agree it’s quite distinctive, although I admired rather than loved it (it’s abrasive on me.) But one person’s abrasive is another’s assertive, so I’m glad it has fans.

I can’t quite get BdI out of my mind.

]]> By: March http://perfumeposse.com/2010/02/09/bois-des-iles/#comment-145380 March Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:34:21 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/?p=4527#comment-145380 We are sort of dug out. The car's still in there, and I'm not moving it [-( but we have a path to the curb. I do wonder when the kids will ever go back to school. Our area relies on buses, and unless things melt darn fast, there's no way a bus can fit in most neighborhoods around here, even though the roads are passable for cars. We are sort of dug out. The car’s still in there, and I’m not moving it [-( but we have a path to the curb. I do wonder when the kids will ever go back to school. Our area relies on buses, and unless things melt darn fast, there’s no way a bus can fit in most neighborhoods around here, even though the roads are passable for cars.

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